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Author: Bob Hand  When we search on Google for news, or for the backstory behind the latest trending hashtag, we tend to rely on one of the first two or three results. Depending on your political affiliation, you may gravitate towards CNN, Fox News, or even Infowars. These sources will invariably have a different approach to any given subject, including their inclination towards editorial comments and what facts they choose to report.
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Alive Studios’ animal-themed augmented reality lessons help kindergarteners make leaps of learning in only 26 days  (ATLANTA, Georgia) June 20, 2017 — Just in time for ISTE 2017, leading provider of augmented reality (AR), early education software Alive Studios is sharing some impressive data about the impact that AR has on young English language learners (ELLs). At J.E. Moss Elementary in Nashville Tennessee, Greg Smedley-Warren teaches a kindergarten class that is 90% ELLs.
Created exclusively for school, district, and classroom use, bulbSchool’s new features include LMS connectivity, auto-rostering, enhanced security, dashboards, and education pricing  (San Antonio, TX) June 20, 2017 -- bulb, a leading provider of digital portfolios for the education marketplace, is proud to announce additional features of their bulbSchool platform, built specifically to address key issues of credentials management, rostering, and security. bulbSchool is a collaborative community built for schools to curate, create, share, and showcase work. In this space, teachers can create private class groups for publishing shared work and assignments.
The free, fast-growing app and the ISTE-affiliated organization will collaborate to improve school communication  (Redmond, WA) June 19, 2017 –– Bloomz, a leader in the parent-teacher communication space, has partnered with the Arizona Technology in Education Association (AZTEA) to cultivate the connective and collaborative power of educational technology for educators and parents. As part of the partnership announced today, Bloomz will invite its Arizona users to join the AZTEA, and will create a forum on the Bloomz app that promotes AZTEA’s mission to connect educators in order to leverage their collective knowledge and expertise. Bloomz will also recognize Arizona teachers for their excellence in stimulating parental engagement through the use of Bloomz.
 June 9, 2017, Boulder, Colo. -- Seventy-five U.S. public libraries have been selected to receive resources, training, and support through NASA@MyLibrary, an education initiative that will increase and enhance science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning opportunities for library patrons throughout the nation, including geographic areas and populations currently underserved in STEM education. Forty-nine states are represented.
Flexibility, creativity to be crucial readiness skills for future careers  To succeed in the workforce in 2040, students will need a flexible skillset that promotes social and emotional awareness, according to new research by KnowledgeWorks. Based on a series of in-depth interviews with employees at cutting-edge organizations, as well as site visits to workspaces and strategic foresight research into current trends, “The Future of Learning: Redefining Readiness from the Inside Out” explores how career readiness may be redefined to better prepare students for an uncertain future.
Specifically, the paper considers key attributes needed for success, including deep self-knowledge, emotional regulation and social awareness. New EdTech Resource | Students Work to Create Bilingual Comic Book to Teach "Hard Empathy" Skills6/15/2017  Students from Notre Dame High School (San Jose, CA) created "Towards the Same Dream,” (Por el mismo sueño) a bilingual book about day workers that includes personal narratives and superhero comic strips. “Towards the Same Dream” was created through visiting the Day Worker Center in Mountain View (Mountain View, CA) and interviewing day workers in English and Spanish.
The ultimate goal of the project is to bridge cultural divides and to educate the community about the lives, struggles, and joys of the day worker community. Evo Social/Emotional 2.0 is a finalist for Best Social-Emotional Development Solution  Charlotte N.C. (June 15, 2017) — Aperture Education’s Evo Social/Emotional, has been named a finalist for Best Social-Emotional Development Solution in the 2017 Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) CODiE Award program. Winners will be announced during a CODiE Award Winner Ceremony in San Francisco on July 26, 2017 at the Education Impact Symposium, hosted by the Education Technology Industry Network (ETIN), a division of SIIA.
Impero Software and CDI will deliver a best in class cross-platform monitoring and management solution for K-12 schools  Simi Valley, CA, June 15, 2017 – Impero Software, provider of network administration, classroom management and online safety software, announces a new partnership with leading EdTech supplier CDI Computer Dealers which will sell Impero Education Pro to its customers. Formed in response to the rise of technology and mobile devices in education, specifically Chromebooks, the partnership will help enhance digital learning by providing high quality cross-platform solutions to North American schools and districts.
The lightweight charging case stores, secures and charges six SPRK+ robots to help foster coding skills  Madison, Wisconsin (PRWEB) June 14, 2017
To better enable educators to introduce coding to students using Sphero SPRK+ robots, LocknCharge announces the release of the Sphero SPRK+ Charging Case. The aluminum Case is designed to store, secure, protect and transport up to six Sphero SPRK+ robots. It also accommodates the robots’ inductive charging bases, maze tape and protractors. |
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